Preliminary study on converting hybrid poplar to high-value chemicals and lignin using organosolv ethanol process

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 12156-12163

  Kim, Da Eun ^a   Pan, Xuejun ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE DESIGNS; CONVERSION YIELD; DRY WOOD; ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; HARTLEY; HYBRID POPLAR; HYDROXYMETHYLFURFURAL; LEVULINIC ACID; MATRIX; ORGANOSOLV; ORGANOSOLV LIGNIN; P. MAXIMOWICZII; POPULUS; PROCESS CONDITION; PRODUCT YIELDS; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY;

ALDEHYDES; CHEMICALS; DELIGNIFICATION; ETHANOL; FORESTRY; FURFURAL; LIGNIN; ORGANIC ACIDS;

SULFURIC ACID;

DELIGNIFICATION; ETHANOL; FORESTRY; FURFURAL; ORGANOSOLV LIGNINS; ORGANOSOLV PULPS; POPULUS NIGRA; SUGARS; SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 78649618055     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie101671r     Document Type: Article

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